# 2007–08 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 13th-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. After finishing the regular season tied for fourth in the A-10 standings, the Hawks reached the championship game of the A-10 tournament before losing to Temple. Saint Joseph's secured an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Hawks were defeated by Oklahoma to end the season at 21–13 (9–7 A-10).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2007* | | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | W 86–66 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 13, 2007* | | at Syracuse | L 69–72 | 1–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | at Boston University | W 57–48 | 2–1 | Agganis Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nov 27, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Ball State | W 74–63 | 3–1 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 29, 2007* ESPNU | | No. 19 Gonzaga | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | Penn State | W 79–67 | 4–2 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 4, 2007* | | Holy Cross | L 66–71 | 4–3 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 9, 2007* | | at Creighton | L 84–90 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 21, 2007* | | at Fairfield | W 78–70 | 5–4 | Arena at Harbor Yard Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Dec 28, 2007* | | at Siena | W 74–68 | 6–4 | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| Dec 31, 2007* | | at Drexel | W 69–51 | 7–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 2008 7:30 pm | | at UMass | W 98–92 | 8–4 (1–0) | Mullins Center (5,121) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | Richmond | W 81–63 | 9–4 (2–0) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (9,847) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 16, 2008 | | at Charlotte | L 66–70 | 9–5 (2–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2008* | | at Penn | W 82–42 | 10–5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 23, 2008 6:00 pm | | UMass | W 81–77 | 11–5 (3–1) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at Temple | W 68–67 | 12–5 (4–1) | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 30, 2008 | | at George Washington | W 61–59 | 13–5 (5–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Fordham | W 70–55 | 14–5 (6–1) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 4, 2008* | | Villanova | W 77–55 | 15–5 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 6, 2008 | | at Duquesne | L 88–102 | 15–6 (6–2) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 10, 2008 | | at No. 13 Xavier | L 72–76 | 15–7 (6–3) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 13, 2008 | | St. Bonaventure | W 81–56 | 16–7 (7–3) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 18, 2008 | | La Salle | L 89–90 | 16–8 (7–4) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 24, 2008 | | at Rhode Island | W 90–83 | 17–8 (8–4) | Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Feb 28, 2008 | | Saint Louis | L 55–64 | 17–9 (8–5) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 2, 2008 | | Temple | L 56–57 | 17–10 (8–6) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 6, 2008 | | No. 8 Xavier | W 71–66 | 18–10 (9–6) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 8, 2008 | | at Dayton | L 67–79 | 18–11 (9–7) | University of Dayton Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2008* | | vs. Fordham First Round | W 80–62 | 19–11 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Mar 13, 2008* | | vs. Richmond Quarterfinals | W 61–47 | 20–11 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Mar 14, 2008* | | vs. No. 10 Xavier Semifinals | W 61–53 | 21–11 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Mar 15, 2008* | | vs. Temple Championship Game | L 64–69 | 21–12 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) Oklahoma First Round | L 64–72 | 21–13 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||